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Louisiana Counties and Parishes: St. Mary Parish

The Creation of Legal Borders

St. Mary Parish

April 17, 1811

Chapter XXIV.

AN ACT To divide the County of Attakapas into two parishes.

March 20, 1813

AN ACT To explain an act entitled, "An act to divide the county of Attakapas into two parishes."

February 15, 1833

AN ACT To authorize commissioners to draw a division line between the parishes of St. Martin and St. Mary.

1837 Act No. 28

 An Act To fix the limits between the parishes of Point Coupee and West Baton Rouge, and the parishes of St. Mary and Assumption.

1850 Resolution No. 297

For proposed parish of Iberia

1868 Act No. 208

AN ACT To form a new Parish to be called the Parish of Iberia.